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Peach-faced Lovebird  (Agapornis roseicollis)

Also Known As: Rosy-faced Lovebird, Rosy-headed Lovebird, Rose-ringed Lovebird
 
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Captive Peach-faced Lovebird on perch

Credit: © Jonker/Innemee Araproject | http://www.araproject.nl
 
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Did You Know?
Nesting material, especially bark, is carried by the female Peach-faced Lovebird tucked into its rump feathers into the nest.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
Not recorded

Range:
A.r. roseicollis: Namibia and N Cape Province, Republic of South Africa, to Lake Ngami, Botswana.
A.r. catumbella: SW Angola. Introduced in Quicama National Park, NW Angola.
Feral populations also in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona.

Habitat:
Found up to 1500m (4920 ft) in dry wooded areas, also subdesert steppe, savanna woodland with sparse tree cover, woodland belts along rivers and cultivated land.

Threat Summary:
Heavy trapping for wild bird trade has caused declines in S Angola and possibly elsewhere.

IUCN Rating:
Least concern

Wild Diet:
Mainly seeds including grasses, sunflower seeds and millet and maize.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Seen in groups of 5-20 birds but may form larger congregations of several hundred where grass seeds are ripening or a water source. Groups of birds will huddle together on branches in cooler weather.

Clutch and Egg Size:
4-6 rounded eggs, 24.0 x 17.5mm (0.9 x 0.7 in).

Breeding Season:
February-March, April and October.

Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.mirror-pole.com/collpage/pf_loveb/pfl_1.htm

More Info Sites:
http://www.maricopaaudubon.org/species_accounts/species_peachface.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peach-faced_Lovebird

http://www.springerlink.com/content/u8304146762p4863/